Alternative Transportation
Carpools| Biking | Walkability
Carpools
WHY CARPOOL?
Carpools are a convenient and sustainable way for students, faculty, and staff to commute to and from campus. With more gold permit holders opting to participate in a carpool, UD will be able to more effectively manage gold lot functionality, while also limiting frustration associated with searching for a parking space.
HOW IT WORKS
- A two-person carpool permit is a typical gold permit that is split between the participants.
- Three-person carpools will split the cost of a gold permit and will receive an additional 10% reduction.
- Carpools that would like to park in a gated lot will receive assignment preference.
- Each faculty/staff member of a carpool will also receive 40 free daily parking passes per year, for those days when carpooling is just not convenient.
- Student carpool members can register for the CFA Parking Garage and receive 20 free daily parking passes per year.
- In an emergency, registered carpoolers can arrange for a guaranteed ride home through RideShare Delaware. For more information, visit the RideShare Delaware site.
REGISTERING FOR A CARPOOL PERMIT
Each member of a carpool must complete a permit application and present it at the Parking Services Office (Please note: carpool registrants must come in to the Parking Services Office at the same time).
The Parking Services Office of the Department of Public Safety must be notified whenever an individual withdraws from a carpool to determine if the carpool membership has to be restructured to maintain eligibility for the carpool permit. An individual cannot register concurrently for a parking permit and also as a member of a carpool. Such dual permit registration is considered fraudulent.
For more information, please contact the Parking Services Office at (302) 831-1184.
Biking at UD
A number of students and employees take advantage of community bikeways to ride to class or work. Many of Newark’s main arteries have either bike lanes or are marked so motorists know to share the road. There is also a city bikeway that runs roughly parallel to the Amtrak railroad tracks from Wyoming Road to west of South College Avenue. The University provides bike racks at many buildings.
Walkability on Campus
Walking offers a healthy and environmentally friendly way to get around campus, and the University has attractive and well-lit brick pathways radiating from the Green at central campus to residences to the north, east and west. For walkers on central campus, there is a pedestrian overpass to ease crossing of South College Avenue. For those moving south from the Laird Campus, there is a pedestrian bridge.
